. . , , -i, • Now Column - - WEATHER. 'Critics Say' u,, ,- , t, i .! l / 4; :, ; ~..1 4 t, 0 4. 4 0 i le B a n g (4::,...,..,,,,, ojotirstatt Cloudy, Colder, • Page 3 Probable Snow VOL. 46—No. 39 Late AP News Courtesy Radio Station WMAJ Soviet -Conditions WASHINGTON—The State De partment's .radio program, called The Voice of America, has sent overseas in 23 languages a report on conditions in Russia. The Rus sians are said to have started wholesale runs on banks and stores in Moscow And other Soviet cities because of fear that the ru ble is losing its value. House Debates Aid WASHINGTON—The House to day will start its debate on . the bill authorizing $500,000.000 worth of emergency aid to Austria. France. Italy and China. Then, after 12 hours of debate, the bill will be opened for amendments. Predicts Meat Control WASHINGTON Agriculture secretary Anderson spoke yester day on the subject of price con trols. He predicted that co.ntrols, over the price of meat will be needed soon to avoid distresq ev erywhere in living costs. The cab inet officer told the house bank ing committee that he doesn't see how we can go through the spring without meat ceilings. Ticket Sale Begins For Harvest Ball Tickets for the Harvest Ball will go on sale at Student Union at 8 o'clock this morning and will be sold tomorrow and Sat urday morning, according to Her man Auker, publicity chairman. There will be 500 tickets printed for the ball at a price of $1.50 per Couple. In case all the tickets are not sold at the Stu dent Union, the remaining ones will be sold at the door Saturday night. The decorations committee will furnish a winter setting for the festivity. Queen of the Harvest Ball will be selected by ballots provided on the ticket-stubs. The four run ners-up will serve as her attend ants. All members of the varsity football squad will receive com plimentary tickets to the dance. Emory Brown and Neil Ging rich are serving as co-chairmen for the affair. Members of the various committees are as fol lows: Program, Philip Cease and Wil liam Disely; decorations, Burton Willard and William Bemus; tickets, John Cohee; committee in charge of selecting Queen, Thomas Hanlon; refreshments, Jeanne Richards and Robert Loughry; and publicity, Herman Auker. Gruening Scores American Indifference to Alaska The apathy of the people of the States, said the Governor. It is a United States toward improving land of great beauty and breath- Alaska since the purchase 80 taking sights. years ago was deplored by Gover- expand the agricultural possibil nor Ernest H. Gruening of Alas- ities of Alaska, Gruening said, ka at Schwab Auditorium last only 40 miles away from Alaska night. in Siberia, Russia builds experi- Governor Gruening urged the mental stations every hundred statehood of Alaska to alleviate miles. By doing this full advant many of the problems now facing age is taken of the land. that country. He maintained that by having senators and repre sentatives in Congress Alaska would soon become an asset. Because economic and political strength has not come to Alaska, the Governor explained, the full value of that country has not been realized by the United States. Contrary to what most Ameri cans believe, Alaska in many sections is milder than the United THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 4, 1947 - STATE COLLEGE, PENNA Firemen Baffle To Bring. Flames Under control By Wilbur Roth Firemen battled for forty-five minute s to bring under control a fire of undetermined origin which broke out in the furnace room of the Gregory building, corner of Beaver avenue arid Allen street, last night. The blaze was reported about 5:30 p.m. when James Carlos, owner of the Mexi-Hots lunch room, noticed smoke filtering into his shop. The Mexi-Hots lunch room - is located in the Gregory building next door to the fur nace room where the flames orig inated. Within' a matter of moments four trucks from the Alpha Fire Company were on the scene. Fire men were hampered in their fight by the dense clouds of smoke bil lowing from the basement, and had to resort to gas masks to gain entrance to the scene of the fire. Crowds lined the ropes which were strung along Beaver avenue and Allen street, to watch the Alpha company volunteers attack the blaze through the basement of the College Sportswear shop and the L. B. Kline shoe repair shop, also located in the bui:ding. Reports from the first men to enter the blazing basement told of terrific heat, and flames licking along the entire length of the walls. Some made the statement that if the fire had gone unde tected a few minutes more the (Continued an page seven) Student-Faculty Directory on Sale The 1947-48 edition of the Stu dent-Faculty directory went on sale at the College yesterday mor ning. In addition to listing the names. addresses, telephone numbers and curricula of students enrolled on the main campus, the directory includes the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of College faculty and staff members. A spe cial section lists all fraternities. dormitories, and town houses while a list of campus ofnices and telephone extensions are publish ed in another section of the di rectory. Only the initial shipment of the directoroes has arrived but addi tional shipments are expected as rapidly ac thew are printed and bound. The publication can be Purchased at the Office of the Recorder. 109 Old Main. for 25 cents. Governor Gruening pointed out that cabbages 40 pounds in size and other mammoth vegetables are produced in Alaska. This is because of the 18 hours of sun which the country has at certain times. Although Alaska is one-fifth the size of the United States, it has increased in population only 60,000 while the United States has become larger by one hun dred million in the last 80 years. Waring Edits Froth; Christmas Issue Biggest Yet Fred Waring is editor of Froth's Christmas issue, which will appear Tuesday. This will be the largest issue printed in J?roth's modern history, J. Arthur Stober, regular editor, said. Waring was made an honorary staff member during his recent visit to the College. This issue will feature an article by the •famous musician on a current college campus problem, written while he was on a tour of the .muntry's colleges. Waring's issue will also high light a feature by Hank Glass, noted Thespian at the College. More cartoons and jokes will be printed than in any previous issue. This special issue will be avail able at regular prices at Student Union and regular Froth pickup stations, Stober said. Pre-Registration Starts Next Week First phase registration must be satisfactorily completed next week by all students planning to return to the College for the second se mester, 1047-48, according to Ray V. Watkins, College scheduling of ficer. Failure to do so will result in the assessment of a $5 late regis tration fee, which the government will not pay in the case of vet erans. Admission to classes will also depend upon proper comple tion of the entire registration pro cess. Students not participating in first phase registration will be re quired to report to the board of control before starting second phase registration. The board will meet in the Armory on the dates of second phase registration, Feb ruary 6 and 7, 1948. Since the pre-registration sys tem was c'eveloped for the benefit o f the students, Mr. Watkins urged them to cooperate with their advisers, whose counseling will be added to their regular teaching schedules. Lack Of Interest Delays All-College Talent Show A lack of entries for the All- College Talent show, originally scheduled for tomorrow, caused Michael Zanecosky, chairman of the show, to postpone it until an unannounced date in January. "The postponement will enable interested talented students to take advantage of this extended opportunity," stated Zanecosky. Urging talented students to sign up at the Student Union desk im mediately. he listed dancers, in struxnentzlists. magicians, come dians. and other entertainment specialists as likely contestants 'or the show. Cash prizes will go to the three winning contestants. and each Person in the show will be given a recording of his act. January Grads Order Caps, Gowns al SU Seniors graduating in January may arrange for their caps and gowns at the Student Union desk starting December 15, said Rich ard Greenawalt, cap and gown - omnuttee chairman. Both men and women are asked to be sure of their hat sizes when they make their reserva tions. A deposit of five dollars must be paid. The deposit will be returned. Invitations and announcements may also be ordered at the same time, said Edmund Koval, chair man of the invitation and an "ouncement committee. Price of the cards is 10 cents each. Burglars Steal $1,400 In Fraternity Looting Investigation of the robbery of four fraternity houses lett Tuesday night was continuing, according to John R. Juba, chief 0.. police. No new developments have been discovered in the burglaries which netted an estimated $1,400 in money, personal items, watches. rings, clothes, and one radio, said Chief Juba. The fraternities robbed were Alpha Gamma Rho, Acacia, Tau Kappa Epsilon, and Chi Phi. "It is believed that the person or persons who committed tht robberies were familiar with the fraternity houses, Chief Jubi. pointed out. olice have determined that the burglaries took place be - tween 2 and 5 o'clock yesterday morning. Tau Kappa Epsilon reported that watches and money valued a. about $4OO were missing. Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity estimat ed losses to be $5OO, with watches and money missing. Taken from the Acacia fratern ity were two top coats, watches a radio, a pistol, rings, anc• money. The loss was estimateci to be $5OO. Plan For Circle Complaints Set The next endeavor of the ad ministration will be to take steps to correct the discontent in Pol lock Circle, Samuel K. Hostetter, assistant to the president, said last night. Mr. Hostetter's statement fol lowed a lengthy discussion of basic Pollock Circle grievances by 26 students, administrative of ficials, and College dieticians. Poor food preparation, and dining room service evolved as the focal point of dissatisfaction. .A systematic program for bringing the complaints to proper authorities for correction was de veloped. Suggestions for food improvement will be first sub mitted by dormitory residents to standing food committees at Nit tany and Pollock Circle. The re ports channelled through these groups will be presented to food supervisors. Harold W. Loman, purchasing agent for The College, will sit in all meetings. Mr. Hos tetter, and Dean Arthur R. War nock will keep informed on mat ters discussed, and will attend some meetings. Edward W. Banyai, senior class °resident, revealed low morale at the dormitories resulted from the feeling that suggestions were not -riven proper consideration. Mr. Hostetter said, "It is the earnest desire of the administration to do the best possible for the student under present conditions." Dormitory members James Mc- Collum, Peter Supron, and Leo Shellcock, pointed out o t her minor irritations which intensi fied the feeling of bitterness. These concerned the failure of The College to utilize student help in the dormitories; high nrice of board; and the absence of satisfactory janitor service. Group consensus was that the men would be willing to continue raving high board if meals would reach a satisfactory level. Mr. Banyai presented a list of 138 dormitory men willing to work in the dining commons if the op portunity presented itself. Mr. Hostetter highly endorsed devising a program to enable the College to hire as much student help as possible. Football Movies Movies of the Pitt-Penn State foo ball game will be shown in 119 New Physics, the first show ing beginning at 7:15 o'clock to night. Anticipating a large turnout. showings will also be held at 8 and 8:45 o'clock to accommodate the overflow. Engineering Lecture Speaker at the engineering sen ior lec.ure in Schwab auditorium at 4:11) o'clock tomori ow will be Everett S. Lee of the General Electric Co. His topic will be "The Young Engineer and Its Profes sional Responsibilities." Navy Cancels Meeting The SI - I - face Division o' the I\Ta al Ilescrve Electr, flies Company will not meet as scheduled. Forty-one dollars in cash was taken from Chi Phi. Whoever committed the rob beries entered individual study rooms when the occupants were asleep in dormitory-style sleep ing rooms in other sections of the fraternity houses, said Chief Juba. Investigation of the robberies was first started at 7 o'clock yes terday morning after officers of the fraternities repor t e d the thefts to the police. Critique Features 'Love That Cow' Critique will go on sale noon tomorrow at Student Union, Corner Room, and by the bulle tin board at Pollock Circle and the mall. Only a limited amount of copies are available, said Alex Gregory, editor. Special features in this issue will be "Love that Cow," by Hel en Baily; "Reasonable Facsimi lies,l by Jane Weigle; "Religion is an Escape," by Jean Thurston; and "Penn State's Civil War on Jazz," by Jim Frakes. Also featured are, "For the Record: AVC Answers Your Question," by Robert W. March, and "Cancer," by Elaine Mittle man. Critique magazine at present is the only college literary feature magazine of its size selling for 10c, Gregory said. Time Tables on Sale Time tables for the second semester are still on sale in North Armory in the office of Ray V. Watkins, College sched uling officer. News Briefs Aquacade Meeting There will be a compulsory meeting for all memf .ers of the WRA Swim Club Acquacade in White Hall at 7 o'clock tonight. Poultry Club Meets Dr. Clarence h. Carpenter will be the guest sneaker at the Poul try Club meeting in 104 Horti culture at 8 o'clock tonight. The regular business meeting will start at 7 o'clock. Skull and Bones Skull and Bones will meet at 417 Old Main at 9:30 o'clock tonight to discuss revision of the constitution and a national project, said Lawrence G. Foster. president. All members are urged to attend. FIVE CENTS $4l Missing
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